Northwest Arkansas Razorback Club

Razorback-Related Charities and Other Organizations

Pagnozzi Charities was formally founded in 1999 by former University of Arkansas Razorback alumni and coach, Tom Pagnozzi. The charity was conceived by Tom and then head baseball coach Norm DeBriyn as a way for "Pags" to give back to the program that launched his professional career. In addition to the support provided to the Arkansas Razorback Baseball program, the Pagnozzi Youth Sports Scholarship Program was created with a desire to extend the charitable arm of the organization to include disadvantaged youth throughout Arkansas, providing them with an open door to the same athletic experiences of their peers and following the Pagnozzi motto to "level the playing field".

Pagnozzi Charities has provided scholarships to over 1800 youth with its Youth Sports Scholarship Program and hopes to continue to increase its efforts significantly in the coming years.

For more information, go to www.pagnozzicharities.org

The Northwest Arkansas Tip-Off Club has been established to promote BASKETBALL in Northwest Arkansas. Monthly luncheons are held at the Holiday Inn - Springdale during the winter/spring timeframe featuring keynote speakers from the world of basketball.

Funds raised by this club are donated to several Northwest Arkansas high school boys and girls basketball programs.

Date:		Speaker:
November 11, 2008		U of A Coaches & Gifts to 6 schools
December 8, 2008		Jimmy Dykes - ESPN
December 17, 2008		Pat Bradley
January 13, 2009		U of A Assistants - SEC Update
January 27, 2009		Nolan Richardson
February 10, 2009		Jerry Tarkanian
March 6, 1009		Celebrate 1990 Final Four (May-Day Reunion)

Tentative Dates: subject to change due to speaker’s availability and schedule. Check website at www.nwatipoff.org

Lunch Location - Holiday Inn of NWA in Springdale (Hwy 412 and I540)

11:30 LUNCH REGISTRATION

Program starts around 12:00

Program ends around 12:50

Cost:

Annual Membership: $50 per person

Luncheons:

$15 for members

$25 for non-members

$10 for non-member attendance only (no meal)

For more information, go to www.nwatipoff.org or email Wayne Stehlik at p2wconsulting@yahoo.com

In memory of their late son, John Patrick, who passed away prematurely in 2003, University of Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Pelphrey and his wife Tracy launched Pel's Pals, a foundation to benefit children’s charities with a special emphasis on neonatal care.

To raise funds for the Foundation, a Pel’s Pals Foundation event will be held annually. The 2008 event held in June featured a celebrity roast, auction and golf tournament in Fayetteville with attendees including former Arkansas and Oklahoma State head coach Eddie Sutton, Florida’s Billy Donovan and Louisville’s Rick Pitino.

For more information, go to www.pelspals.com.

Brandon Burlsworth played football at Harrison High School in Harrison , Arkansas. After several offers from Division II schools, he decided to walk-on at the University of Arkansas . He earned a scholarship his first semester at Arkansas and became the first walk-on to be named All SEC (1997 & 1998) and All American (1998). He also became the first football player in school history to earn his Master’s degree before playing his last collegiate game. He was the 63rd overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, being chosen by the Indianapolis Colts. Tragically, only days after his first mini-camp with the Colts, he was killed in a car accident.

The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation was founded in June of 1999 in Brandon’s honor. The goal of the foundation is to develop and implement programs for the benefit of needy and underprivileged children. The signature program of the Foundation is "Burl's Kids". Each year, for every home game, the foundation purchases 30 tickets for the Arkansas Razorbacks and for the Indianapolis Colts football games so that these special children can be a part of game day for the first time.

To find out more information about the Foundation, go to www.brandonburlsworth.org

Status: 501(c)3 - Non-Profit Corporation.

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